"Buddhist psalmody, by the monks of the Bri-gung bka'-brgyud-pa Monastery. Extract of an invocation to the goddess Aphyi,protector of this monastery.
The passage chosen illustrates the style of chanting designated in Tibetan by the term dbyangs (literally, "vowels") and is characterised by a solemnisation of the enunciated text, obtained by the interpolation of syllables without meaning between the words. The cohesio of the ensemble is done by the chorus-master (dbu-mdzad) striking a large frame drum (rnga), and whose powerful voice is a reference for the other participants."